A Landscape History of New England takes a view of New England's
landscapes that goes beyond picture postcard-ready vistas of white-steepled churches, open pastures,
and tree-covered mountains. Its chapters, for example, describe the Native American presence in the
Maine Woods; offer a history of agriculture told through stone walls, woodlands, and farm buildings;
report on the fragile ecology of tourist-friendly Cape Cod beaches; and reveal the ethnic
stereotypes informing Colonial Revivalism. Taken together, they offer a wide-ranging history of New
England's diverse landscapes, stretching across two centuries.

The book shows that
all New England landscapes are the products of human agency as well as nature. The authors trace the
roles that work, recreation, historic preservation, conservation, and environmentalism have played
in shaping the region, and provide fresh perspectives on New England's many landscapes: forests,
mountains, farms, coasts, industrial areas, villages, towns, and cities. Generously illustrated,
with many archival photographs, A Landscape History of New England offers readers
a solid historical foundation for understanding the great variety of places that make up New
England.